Harlan C. Stientjes, P.C. v. Olde-Cumberlin Auctioneers Inc‪.‬

Opinion by JUDGE METZGER In this action to recover attorney fees, the plaintiff, Harlan Stientjes, appeals the judgment, entered
after trial to the court, in favor of defendant, Olde-Cumberlin Auctioneers, Inc. Plaintiff contends that the trial court
erred in finding that no contract for the payment of fees existed between plaintiff and defendant. Defendant asserts that
this court lacks jurisdiction because plaintiff's notice of appeal was not filed timely. We reject both contentions and affirm
the judgment. The trial court entered its judgment in favor of defendant on May 25, 1983. Plaintiff filed his motion to alter or amend
the judgment on June 8, 1983, within the time prescribed by C.R.C.P. 59(e). While the motion to alter or amend was pending,
C.R.C.P. 59 was amended, effective January 1, 1985, by the addition of subsection (j), which provides: